Medina Youth Lacrosse Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 811688505
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Medina, OH, USA
- Phone
- 4407254266
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Amateur Sports
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $36,312
- Expenses
- $38,130
- Assets
- $177,516
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ELIZABETH GAYDOSH (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LAUREN HAKOS (SECRETARY)
- CHAD SCHELL (VICE PRESIDE)
- ELIZABETH GAYDOSH (PRESIDENT)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Medina youth lacrosse association is a not-for-profit community based all volunteer scholastic sports organization. Mission it is the mission of myla to inspire the community of medina, Ohio to be lifelong fans and enthusiastic supporters of the sport of lacrosse. Irregardless of performance level or continuation in high school or beyond, engaged youth players and members become fans, coaches, refs, boosters, and parents who encourage and support the next generation of lacrosse players. The word fan originates from the modern latin fanaticus, meaning as much as insanely but divinely inspired. Beliefs honor - conducting ourselves with integrity. Playing by the rules, showing respect for teammates, opponents, and officials. It is the foundation of desirable abilities such as leading and collaborating with others, respectful discourse, and magnanimity. Effort - investment of self is the true measure of success. Performance and results eventually come, but being someone ready to put in the
What it reported doing in 2024
1st-2nd grade spring lacrosse program april - may the 1st-2nd grade spring lacrosse program is intended to introduce lacrosse to the youngest members of our community. This non-competitive non-contact developmental program is coed for any athletic level. Certified experienced coaches with youth and developmental mindset teach the basic individual footwork and stick skills using short non-repetitive drill and activity format. Each session ends with group goal activity (mini games). Real games are intramural (meaning we will divide the class and play) with a ref. Bantam, youth, middle school spring lacrosse teams feb - may the 3rd-8th grade spring lacrosse program provides a structured league for beginner through elite players. This is a competitive program wherein medina will play against other community teams. The intent of this program is to engage players for the long term whether in preparation for high school lacrosse and beyond or seeking meaningful and fun team activity. This program emphasizes effort, resilience, and honorable play. Off-field skills - respect for others, overcoming mistakes - through positive coaching techniques. Players should look forward to next practice, game, season and return year after year. Players gain experience and find success through meaningful minutes playing time policy. All skill levels are provided with growth opportunities in various positions and game scenarios. Boys and girls teams are formed separately. Teams are grouped by school grade - bantam (3rd/4th), youth (5th/6th) , middle school (7th/8th). Teams may be segmented into squads to match skill levels between players and with other programs. Expectations, emphasis, opportunities, and playing time policies are not affected by squad. Coaches are member volunteers. All coaches receive certified training and mentoring. Appropriate squad registration for all tournament events is expected (no sandbagging). Festivals include entire team using above mentioned policies. Coaches may truncate roster and suspend meaningful minutes policy for bracketed tournaments. Parents can expect a community club experience. Club means a higher level of involvement than recreational programs. However there is more flexibility than for-profit programs. There will be some local travel to away games. There will be festivals and tournaments (all day events). Community means there are support and volunteer requirements. The programs coaches, team parents, help with special events comes from members. First lax intro to lacrosse fall program sept - oct the first lax intro to lacrosse fall program is intended to introduce lacrosse to 3rd-8th grade members of our community. This low cost, low risk, non-competitive developmental program provides families a "test drive" with lacrosse before committing to the full spring season. It is available for boys and girls 3rd - 8th grade any athletic level. Certified experienced coaches with teach individual footwork, stick skills, and team concepts to give players a sense of the game. Players receive a stick and gloves or goggles to keep. Helmet provided for boys. We anticipate this will really encourage players to work at home and show up in the spring.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 86% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.66; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.